What is it with this Prime Minister? She seems determined to have us confined within our borders until a vaccine is found, which may or may not prove effective, or until she can say she is the first leader of a country to eliminate this particular strain of flu. She
David Law Research Fellow nzinitiative.org.nz The Green Party’s “Poverty Action Plan” is all about tackling poverty, although the outcomes may differ from what the party expects. While it is meant to help struggling New Zealanders, the plan will instead disincentivise work, saving, investment in education and skills,
When he took over I said that Todd Muller was wetter than an ocean. He capitulated and made a meal over the woke brigade’s demands for a browner front bench. Instead of cutting Simon Bridge’s throat and standing firm on his refusal to give Bridges Foreign Affairs, he
Listened to Magic today and the number of people who declared themselves loyal National voters saying that after Todd Mullers position on Hamish Walker’s comments will not be voting for them was very revealing. Disinfectant
Labour must have seen some bad polling because until yesterday the Prime Minister was expressing confidence in her hapless Health Minister. Now Jacinda Ardern has weakly accepted his resignation, just in time for David Clark to head home for the school holidays. Beleaguered Health Minister David Clark has resigned as
First we had two women who left quarantine early on compassionate grounds kissing and cuddling their way from Auckland to Wellington when they had not been tested for COVID-19 but, as it turned out, they did have the disease. Then it turned out that those in quarantine were not actually
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In a reshuffle the National leader has awarded Soimon the Foreign Affairs Shadow Ministerial role, replacing Gerry Brownlee. Gerry told the media he was happy about that. Where’s the Tui billboard when we need it with such rich pickings? It’s known that Soimon
Todd Muller really hasn’t gotten a handle on this leadership thing yet. When he took over Simon Bridges wanted demanded Foreign Affairs. Muller said no. It turns out that if you are vacillating and under attack for not being woke enough, and you need some brown faces in your
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Labour MP David Clark has stepped down as Health Minister. The embattled MP for Dunedin North said he had become a “distraction” and that the “time is right” for someone else to fill the role, but he will stand as an MP in the upcoming election. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com More than any other political party the Greens have potentially, almost 100% public support for their principal aims. The very small exception are often perfectly sensible folk who believe global warming is largely a natural phenomenon. Considering that potential near total support they represent a
The little woman running this country appears to be still obsessed with control. Even though there are countries that are happy to accept Kiwis with tourist dollars to spend, her advice is not to go. Stay and spend those dollars in your own backyard, she says. In one way encouraging
